Activity 3.3
Activity 3.3
Office of the
Principal
Library
Counseling Room
Canteen/Cafeteria
Medical Clinic
Audio
Visual/Learning
Resource Center
Science
Laboratory
Gymnasium
Auditorium
Outdoor/Garden
Home Economics
Room
Industrial
Workshop Area
PTA Office
Comfort Room
for Boys
Comfort Room
for Girls
Others (Please
specify)
An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT
Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the space
provided.
Guide Question Classroom Observation Report
1. Describe the community or neighborhood
where the school is found.
2. Describe the school campus. What colors
do you see? What is the condition of the
buildings?
3. Pass by the offices. What impression do
you have of these offices?
1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are posted on the walls? What heroes,
religious figures, lessons, visual aids, announcements, do you see posted?
2. Examine how the pieces of furniture are arranged. Where is the teacher's table
located? How are the tables and chairs/ desks arranged?
3. What learning materials/equipment are present?
4. Observe the students. How many are occupying one room?
5. Is the room well-lit and well-ventilated
An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT
Be guided by these tasks as you do your observation. Then accomplish the matrix to record
your data.
CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIX
Classroom Facilities Description (location, number, arrangement, condition)
1. Wall Displays
2. Teacher's Table
3. Learner's Desks
4. Blackboard
5. Learning Materials /
Visual Aids
6.
7.
8.
Write your observation report here.
Name of the School Observed
Location of the School
Date to Visit
ANALYZE
How do the campus and the classroom in particular impact the learning of the students going
to school?What are your conclusions?
How does relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development/ How does this
relate to your knowledge of facilitating learning?
REFLECT
1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why? Why not?
The display board, or what we more commonly refer to as bulletin board, is one of the
most readily and versatile learning resources.
To achieve the Intended Learning Outcomes, work your way through these steps.
1. Examine for bulletin board displays. Include samples of those found at the entrance,
lobby, hallways, and classrooms
2. Pick one and evaluate the display.
3. Propose enhancements to make the displays more effective
OBSERVE
As you look around and examine board displays, use the observation guide and form
provided for you to document your observations.
Observation REPORT
(you may paste pictures of the board displays here)
From among the board displays that you saw, pick the one that you most interested in.
Evaluate it using evaluation form below.
Check the column that indicates your rating. Write comments to back up your ratings
4- Outstanding 3- Very Satisfactory 2-Satisfactory 1- Needs Improvement
Criteria NI S VS O Comments
1 2 3 4
Effective
Communication
It conveys the
message quickly
and clearly.
Attractiveness
Colors and
arrangement
catch and hold
interest.
Balance
Objects are
arranged, so
stability is
perceived.
Unity
Repeated shapes
or colors or use
of boarders hold
display together.
Interactivity
The style and
approach entice
learners to be
involve and
engage.
Legibility
Letters and
illustration can
be seen from a
good distance
Correctness
It is free from
grammar errors,
misspelled
words, ambiguity
Durability
It is well-
constructed,
items are
securely attached
Bulletin Board Evaluated by:
Location:
Brief Description of the Bulletin Board:
EVALUATION
Strength weaknesses
Description of the Bulletin
Board layout
Evaluation of Education
content and other aspects
Recommendations for
Suggestions for
improvement
Signature of Evaluator over Printed Name:
Based on your suggestions, make your board display lay-out. You may present your output
through any of these:
A hand-made drawing layout
An electronic (computer) drawing/illustration or layout
A collage
Content Resources (Name each needed resource and give each a brief description)
Materials for aesthetic enhancement
LEARNING EPISODE 2: Learner Diversity:
Developmental Characteristics, Needs and Interests
To realize the Intended Learning Outcomes, I will work your way through these steps:
Step 1 Observe 3 groups of learners from different levels (preschool, elem., and high
school).
Step 2 Describe each of the learners based on my observations.
Step 3 Validate my observation by interviewing the learners.
Step 4 Compare them in terms of their interests and needs.
OBSERVE
Use the observation guide and matrices provided for you to document your observations.
Physical
1. Observe their gross motor skills how they carry themselves, how they move, walk,
run, go up the stairs, etc.
2. Are gross movements clumsy or deliberate/smooth?
3. How about their fine motors skills? Writing, drawing, etc.
Social
1. Describe how they interact with teachers and other adults.
2. Note how they also interact with peers. What do they talk about? What are their
concerns?
Emotional
1. Describe the emotional disposition or temperament of the learners. (happy, sad, easily
cries, mood- shifts)
2. How do they express their wants/needs? Can they wait?
3. How do they handle frustrations?
4. Describe their level of confidence as shown in their behavior. Are they self-
conscious?
Cognitive
1. Describe their ability to use words to communicate their ideas. Note their language
proficiency.
2. Describe how they figure out things. De they comprehend easily? Look for evidence
of their thinking skills.
3. Were there opportunities for problem solving? Describe how they showed problem
solving abilities.
Learners' Development Matrix
Record the data you gathered about the learners' characteristics and needs in this matrix. This
will allow you to compare the characteristics and needs of learners at different levels. The
items under each domain are by no means exhaustive. These are just sample indicators. You
may add other aspects which you may have observed.
Development Preschooler Elementary High School
Domain Indicate age range of Indicate age range of Indicate age range of
children observed: children observed: children observed:
Physical
Gross-motor skills
Fine-motor skills
Self-help skills
Others
Social
Interaction with
Teachers
Interaction with
Classmates/friends
Interests
Others
Emotional
Moods and
temperament,
expression of feelings
Emotional
independence
Others
Cognitive
Communication Skills
Thinking skills
Problem-solving
Others
OBSERVE, ANALYZE, REFLECT
The learners' differences and the type of interaction they bring surely affect the
quality of teaching and learning. This activity is about observing and gathering data to find
out how student diversity affects learning.
To realize the Intended Learning Outcomes, work your way through these steps:
Step 1. Observe a class in different parts of a school day. (beginning of the day, class time,
recess, etc.)
Step 2. Describe the characteristics of the learners in terms of age, gender, and social and
cultural diversity.
Step 3. Describe the interaction that transpires inside and outside the classroom.
Step 4. Interview your Resource Teacher about the principles and practices that she uses in
dealing with diversity in the classroom.
Step 5. Analyze the impact of individual differences on learners' interactions.
The observation form is provided for me to document my observations.
OBSERVE
During class:
1. How much interaction is there in the classroom? Describe how the students interact with
one another and with the teacher. Are there groups that interact more with the teacher
than others.
2. Observe the learners seated at the back and the front part of the room. Do they behave and
interact differently?
3. Describe the relationship among the learners. Do the learners cooperate with or compete against each
other?
4. Who among the students participate actively? Who among them ask for most help?
5. When a student is called and cannot answer the teacher's question, do the classmates try to help him?
Or do they raise their hands, so that the teacher will call them instead?
Outside class:
1. How do the students group themselves outside class? Homogeneously, by age? by gender? by racial
or ethnic groups? By their interests? Or are the students in mixed social groupings If so, describe the
groupings.
2. Notice students who are alone and those who are not interacting. Describe their behavior.
Interview the teachers and ask about their experience about learners in difficult
circumstances. Request them to describe these circumstances and how it has affected the
learners. Ask about the strategies they use to help these learners cope.
Ask the teachers about strategies they apply to address the needs of diverse students due to
the following factors:
Gender, including LGBT
Language and cultural differences
Differences in religion
Socio-economic status
OBSERVATION REPORT
To realize the Intended Learning Outcomes, work your way through these steps.
1. Observe at least two of these classes.
a. SPED class with learners with physical disabilities
b. SPED class with learners with intellectual disabilities
c. SPED class for the gifted and talented
d. a regular class with inclusion of learners with disabilities
2. Note the needs of the learners that the teacher should address.
3. Interview the teachers to find out more about the learners.
4. Write your observation report
5. Analyze your observation data
6. Reflect on your experience.
OBSERVE
Use the observation guide provided for you to document your observations.
1.
OBSERVATION REPORT
To realize the Intended Learning Outcomes, work your way through these steps.
1. Ensure that you have reviewed the no. 3 Focused on Indigenous Peoples in the
Learning essentials of Episode 3.
2. Observe in a school with a program for IP learners. Below are some suggested
schools:
a) Ujah School of Living Traditions, Hungduan, Ifugao
b) Sentrong Paaralan ng mga Agta, General Nakar, Quezon
c) Sitio Tarukan Primary School, Capas Tarlac
d) Mangyan Center for Learning and Development, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro
e) Paaralang Mangyan na Angkop sa Kulturang Aalagaan (PAMANAKA), San Jose
Occidental Mindoro
f) Tubuanan Ati Learning Center, Balabag, Boracay Island
g) Balay Turun-an Schools of Living Traditions, Brgy Garangan and Brgy.
Agcalaga, Calinog, Iloilo
h) T'boli School of Living Traditions, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
i) Daraghuyan-Bukidnon Tribal Community School, Dalwangan, Malaybalay,
Bukidnon
j) Talaandig School of Living Traditions, Lantapan, Bukidnon
k) Bayanihan Elementary School, Marilog, Davao
l) Lumad Bakwit School, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Read the following carefully before you begin to observe. Then write your observation report
on the space provided.
If you are watching videos you searched, instead of actually visiting a school, have these
question in mind as you are watching the videos. You can try to get in touch with the creator of
the videos and interview them too.
1. Before you observe, read about the specific IP group in the school you will visit. Know their
norms and customary greetings. This will help you blend in the school community and
interact with respect.
2. Observe and note the different parts or areas of the school environment. How are learning
spaces arranged?
3. What activities do they do in these different areas of the school?
4. Who are the people who manage the school? Who are involved in teaching the learners?
5. Observe how the teaching learning process happen. Describe the learning activities they have
and the teaching strategies that the teacher uses.
6. Describe the interaction that is taking place between the teacher and learners, among the
teachers, and in the school in general.
7. What instructional materials and learning resources are they using?
8. Interview the teacher or principal about the curriculum. Find out the curriculum goals. You
can use the questions found on the Analysis part of this activity.
Write your observation report here.
OBSERVATION REPORT
1. Select a learner from the class which you have previously observed.
2. Interview the teacher about the learner's characteristics and the community.
3. Conduct a home visit to your selected learner's residence.
4. Interview the parents about
a. the rules they implement home concerning their child's schooling.
b. the learner's activities and behavior while at home.
5. Write the Learner's Profile.
6. Analyze your observation and interview data.
7. Reflect on your observation experience.
OBSERVE
Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.
Read the following carefully before you begin to observe/interview. Then write your
observation report on the space provided.
The Learner
3. Make a general observation of the learner. Describe him/her in each of the domains of
development:
physical body built and height (thin, chubby, underweight, overweight), level of
physical activity (fast, slow, lethargic, active, etc.)
social interaction with teachers and classmates (loner, shy, sociable, friendly, gets into
fights, liked by others, etc.)
emotional moods, temperament, cries easily, loses temper, happy, shows enthusiasm,
excited, indifferent, etc.)
cognitive (appeers to understand lessons, copes with the lessons, excels, lags behind,
shows reasoning skills, turns in assignments and requirements, etc.)
OBSERVE
Observe and use the observation sheet provided for you to document your observations.
1. As you observe the class, look into the characteristics of the learners. Note their ages.
2. How many boys are there? How many girls?
3. Focus on their behavior. Are they already able to manage their own behavior?
4. Can the leaners already work independently?
5. Describe their span, of attention.
ANALYZE
Analyze and answer these questions on observed classroom management practices. It
is also good to ask the teacher for additional information, so you can validate your
observation. Write your notes below; and then organize your data in the Table that follows.
1. Are there areas in the classroom for specific purposes (storage of teaching aids, books, students'
belongings, supplies, etc.)? Describe these areas. Will it make a difference if these areas for
specific purposes are not present?
2. Are there rules and procedures posted in the room? List them down. Do these rules reinforce
positive behavior?
3. Did the students participate in making the classroom rules? If the Resource Teacher is available,
ask him/her to describe the process. What is the effect of students' participation in rulemaking on
student's behavior?
4. What are the daily routines done by the Resource Teacher? (Prayer, attendance, assignment of
monitors, warm-up activities, etc.) How are they done?
5. is there a seating arrangement? What is the basis of this arrangement? Does this help in managing
the class?
6. Observe the noise level in the classroom. How is this managed?
7. If a learner is not following instruction or is off task, what does the Resource Teacher do?
Describe the behavior strategies used.
8. What does the Resource Teacher do to reinforce positive behaviors? (Behavior strategies)
REFLECT
Reflection as a future teacher.
1. Why do you need to enforce positive discipline?
OBSERVE
2.respect others
3. Listen attentively.
4. Raise your hand to speak
5. Be prepared for class.
6. Be honest and truthful.
ANALYZE
1. Analyze each given rule. What circumstances led to the formulation of the rule?
ANALYZE
Analyze the different elements of personal/physical classroom management and answer the
wing questions?
OBSERVE
1. Locate where you can find the following curriculum in the school setting. Secure a copy make
observations of the process and record your information in the matrix below. Describe your
observations.
1. Recommended
Curriculum (K to 12
Guidelines)
2. Written Curriculum
(Teacher's Lesson
Plan)
3. Taught Curriculum
(Teaching Learning
Process)
4. Supported
Curriculum (Subject
textbook)
5. Assessed Curriculum
(Assessment Process)
6. Learned Curriculum
(Achieved Learning
Outcomes)
7. Hidden Curriculum
(Media)
Activity 8.2 The Miniscule School Curriculum: The Lesson, A Closer Look
Resource Teacher: Sheryl Lleve Teacher's Signations: School:ANHS
Grade/Year Level: Subject Area: Date:
OBSERVE
This activity requires a full lesson observation from Motivation to Assessment.
Procedure:
1. Secure permit to observe one complete lesson in a particular subject, in a particular
grade/ year level.
2. Keep a close watch on the different components of the miniscule curriculum: the
lesson
3. Follow the three major components of a curriculum (Planning, Implementing and
Evaluating/Assessing). Observe and record your observation.
Observe and Record Observation on the Following Aspects
Major Curriculum Components Key Guide for Observation (Carefully look for the
indicators/behavior of the teacher along the key points.
Write your observation and description in your
notebook.)
A. Planning 1. Borrow the teacher's lesson plan for the day. What major
parts do you see? Request a copy for your use. Answer
the following questions:
a. What are the lesson objectives/learning outcomes?
b) What are included in the subject matter?
c) What procedure or method will the teacher use to
implement the plan?
a. Will the teacher assess or evaluate the lesson? How
will this be done?
B. Implementing Now it's time to observe how the teacher implemented the
prepared lesson plan. Observe closely the procedure.
a. How did the teacher begin the lesson?
b) What procedure or steps were followed?
c) How did the teacher engage the learners?
d) Was the teacher a guide at the side?
e) Were the learners on task?/Or were they participating
in the class activity?
f) Was the lesson finished within the class period?
C. Evaluating/Assessing Did learning occur in the lesson taught? Here you make
observation to find evidence of learning.
a. Were the objectives as learned outcomes achieved?
b) How did the teacher assess/evaluate it?
c) What evidence was shown? Get pieces of evidence.
Activity 8.3 Constructive Alignment of the Components of a Lesson Plan
OBSERVE
Using the diagram below fill up the component parts of a lesson plan.
I. 1 Titte of the Lesson
II. Subject area:
III. III Grade Level:
objectives Assessment